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For Us Foodies

The Highest-Calorie Drink of ANY Year

How could eggnog – what I considered a “happy” drink, often shared with friends, deliciously creamy and subtly spicy, be...

Are Grains And Potatoes The Same? Hello?

Grain foods and starchy veggies like potatoes are often used interchangeably in meals, so the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee...

Family Meals & Fruits & Veggies: Don’t Let Them End With September!

September was Family Meals Month AND Fruits & Veggies Month, but let’s turn both into a habit, not a “month.”...

NYC Fancy Food Show: What Was BEST?

Picture it: 60 aisles over 2 huge floors of a behemoth convention center, all focused on “specialty food.” It’s 3...

“Ultra-Processed Foods”: Study Says Consumers Are Ultra-Confused!

You constantly hear: “We eat too many processed foods.” Recommendations by everyone from credible experts to celebrities and other less-than-credible...

Blueberries & Green Beans: A “Dirty Duo”? C’mon!

It’s that time of year, when the Environmental Working Group (EWG) issues its Dirty Dozen list of produce with the most...

Cocoa Powder: From Heavy Metals, To Health Claim?

I’ve written before about positive research on chocolate, here, here and here. I’ve written — the facts — about lead...

Lead & Cadmium In Chocolate? Hey, N.B.D.!

he words “lead, cadmium, & chocolate” together spell clickbait. Include kids and it leads the 11 o’clock news.  Those optics...

COWS & SEAWEED: BETTER TOGETHER, BUT WHY?

When you think of beef, seaweed isn’t the first association you might make, and vice versa.  When many people today...

Labelling a Food “Healthy”: Why It Can Leave A Bad Taste

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed updating the definition of “healthy” for the purposes of food labeling, to...